In: Statistics and Probability
2.58 Companies of the world
Refer to Exercise 1.118 (page 61), where we examined data collected by the World Bank on the numbers of companies that are incorporated and listed on their country's stock exchange at the end of the year. In Exercise 2.10, you examined the relationship between these numbers for 2012 and 2002, and in Exercise 2.27, you found the correlation between these two variables.
INCCOM
| CountryName | Country Code | N1992 | N2002 | N2012 | 
| Uganda | UGA | 3 | 10 | |
| Tanzania | TZA | 5 | 17 | |
| Papua New Guinea | PNG | 8 | 11 | |
| Zambia | ZMB | 11 | 20 | |
| Malta | MLT | 12 | 20 | |
| Namibia | NAM | 3 | 13 | 7 | 
| Lebanon | LBN | 13 | 10 | |
| Uruguay | URY | 26 | 14 | 6 | 
| Estonia | EST | 14 | 16 | |
| Botswana | BWA | 11 | 18 | 24 | 
| Barbados | BRB | 15 | 19 | 24 | 
| Bermuda | BMU | 22 | 13 | |
| Kyrgyz Republic | KGZ | 22 | 18 | |
| Costa Rica | CRI | 93 | 23 | 9 | 
| Ghana | GHA | 15 | 24 | 34 | 
| United Arab Emirates | ARE | 24 | 102 | |
| Panama | PAN | 13 | 26 | 25 | 
| West Bank and Gaza | PSE | 27 | 47 | |
| Bolivia | BOL | 30 | 40 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | TTO | 28 | 31 | 37 | 
| Ecuador | ECU | 65 | 31 | 45 | 
| El Salvador | SLV | 31 | 64 | |
| Slovenia | SVN | 35 | 61 | |
| Cote d'Ivoire | CIV | 27 | 38 | 37 | 
| Mauritius | MUS | 22 | 40 | 87 | 
| Jamaica | JAM | 48 | 42 | 36 | 
| Bahrain | BHR | 42 | 43 | |
| Luxembourg | LUX | 59 | 46 | 29 | 
| Tunisia | TUN | 17 | 47 | 59 | 
| Hungary | HUN | 23 | 48 | 51 | 
| Kazakhstan | KAZ | 49 | 74 | |
| Lithuania | LTU | 51 | 33 | |
| Paraguay | PRY | 54 | 62 | |
| Morocco | MAR | 62 | 55 | 76 | 
| Iceland | ISL | 57 | 11 | |
| Kenya | KEN | 57 | 57 | 57 | 
| Venezuela, RB | VEN | 91 | 59 | 41 | 
| Latvia | LVA | 62 | 31 | |
| Ireland | IRL | 62 | 42 | |
| Portugal | PRT | 191 | 63 | 46 | 
| Croatia | HRV | 2 | 66 | 184 | 
| Saudi Arabia | SAU | 60 | 68 | 158 | 
| Zimbabwe | ZWE | 62 | 76 | 76 | 
| Czech Republic | CZE | 78 | 17 | |
| Macedonia, FYR | MKD | 78 | 32 | |
| Argentina | ARG | 175 | 83 | 101 | 
| Kuwait | KWT | 85 | 189 | |
| Austria | AUT | 112 | 91 | 70 | 
| Oman | OMN | 60 | 96 | 124 | 
| Nepal | NPL | 98 | 216 | |
| Serbia | SRB | 99 | 1086 | |
| Colombia | COL | 80 | 114 | 76 | 
| New Zealand | NZL | 123 | 131 | 142 | 
| Belgium | BEL | 171 | 143 | 154 | 
| Finland | FIN | 61 | 147 | 119 | 
| Cyprus | CYP | 39 | 154 | 111 | 
| Jordan | JOR | 103 | 158 | 243 | 
| Armenia | ARM | 161 | 12 | |
| Mexico | MEX | 195 | 166 | 131 | 
| Norway | NOR | 115 | 179 | 184 | 
| Netherlands | NLD | 187 | 180 | 105 | 
| Ukraine | UKR | 184 | 198 | |
| Denmark | DNK | 257 | 193 | 174 | 
| Nigeria | NGA | 153 | 195 | 192 | 
| Russian Federation | RUS | 26 | 196 | 276 | 
| Peru | PER | 287 | 202 | 213 | 
| Poland | POL | 16 | 216 | 844 | 
| Philippines | PHL | 169 | 235 | 268 | 
| Sri Lanka | LKA | 190 | 238 | 287 | 
| Bangladesh | BGD | 145 | 239 | 229 | 
| Chile | CHL | 245 | 254 | 225 | 
| Switzerland | CHE | 180 | 258 | 238 | 
| Sweden | SWE | 205 | 278 | 332 | 
| Georgia | GEO | 282 | 133 | |
| Turkey | TUR | 145 | 288 | 405 | 
| Italy | ITA | 228 | 295 | 279 | 
| Iran, Islamic Rep. | IRN | 118 | 327 | 284 | 
| Indonesia | IDN | 155 | 331 | 459 | 
| Greece | GRC | 129 | 341 | 267 | 
| Slovak Republic | SVK | 354 | 69 | |
| Bulgaria | BGR | 354 | 387 | |
| Thailand | THA | 305 | 398 | 502 | 
| Brazil | BRA | 565 | 399 | 353 | 
| Mongolia | MNG | 403 | 329 | |
| Singapore | SGP | 163 | 434 | 472 | 
| South Africa | ZAF | 683 | 450 | 348 | 
| Israel | ISR | 377 | 615 | 532 | 
| Pakistan | PAK | 628 | 712 | 573 | 
| Germany | DEU | 665 | 715 | 665 | 
| France | FRA | 786 | 772 | 862 | 
| Malaysia | MYS | 369 | 865 | 921 | 
| Hong Kong SAR, China | HKG | 386 | 968 | 1459 | 
| Egypt, Arab Rep. | EGY | 656 | 1148 | 234 | 
| China | CHN | 52 | 1235 | 2494 | 
| Australia | AUS | 1030 | 1355 | 1959 | 
| Korea, Rep. | KOR | 688 | 1518 | 1767 | 
| United Kingdom | GBR | 1874 | 2405 | 2179 | 
| Spain | ESP | 399 | 2986 | 3167 | 
| Japan | JPN | 2118 | 3058 | 3470 | 
| Canada | CAN | 1119 | 3756 | 3876 | 
| India | IND | 2781 | 5650 | 5191 | 
| United States | USA | 6699 | 5685 | 4102 | 
| x | y | (x-x̅)² | (y-ȳ)² | (x-x̅)(y-ȳ) | 
| 3 | 10 | 188287.93 | 196361.94 | 192282.56 | 
| 5 | 17 | 186556.24 | 190207.15 | 188372.85 | 
| 8 | 11 | 183973.71 | 195476.68 | 189638.00 | 
| 11 | 20 | 181409.18 | 187599.39 | 184478.32 | 
| 12 | 20 | 180558.34 | 187599.39 | 184045.20 | 
| 13 | 7 | 179709.50 | 199029.70 | 189123.05 | 
| 13 | 10 | 179709.50 | 196361.94 | 187851.28 | 
| 14 | 6 | 178862.65 | 199922.96 | 189099.84 | 
| 14 | 16 | 178862.65 | 191080.41 | 184870.63 | 
| 18 | 24 | 175495.28 | 184150.37 | 179770.74 | 
| 19 | 24 | 174658.44 | 184150.37 | 179341.62 | 
| 22 | 13 | 172159.91 | 193712.17 | 182618.37 | 
| 22 | 18 | 172159.91 | 189335.90 | 180543.76 | 
| 23 | 9 | 171331.06 | 197249.19 | 183833.93 | 
| 24 | 34 | 170504.22 | 175667.82 | 173066.76 | 
| 24 | 102 | 170504.22 | 123290.49 | 144988.10 | 
| 26 | 25 | 168856.54 | 183293.11 | 175926.80 | 
| 27 | 47 | 168035.69 | 164939.51 | 166480.40 | 
| 30 | 40 | 165585.16 | 170674.29 | 168110.47 | 
| 31 | 37 | 164772.32 | 173162.06 | 168915.11 | 
| 31 | 45 | 164772.32 | 166568.02 | 165667.74 | 
| 31 | 64 | 164772.32 | 151420.17 | 157955.23 | 
| 35 | 61 | 161540.95 | 153763.94 | 157604.48 | 
| 38 | 37 | 159138.418 | 173162.055 | 166002.215 | 
| 40 | 87 | 157546.732 | 134049.310 | 145323.882 | 
| 42 | 36 | 155963.045 | 173995.310 | 164732.627 | 
| 42 | 43 | 155963.045 | 168204.526 | 161968.176 | 
| 46 | 29 | 152819.673 | 179884.095 | 165800.568 | 
| 47 | 59 | 152038.830 | 155336.448 | 153678.794 | 
| 48 | 51 | 151259.987 | 161706.487 | 156396.039 | 
| 49 | 74 | 150483.143 | 143737.624 | 147071.715 | 
| 51 | 33 | 148935.457 | 176507.075 | 162136.245 | 
| 54 | 62 | 146628.928 | 152980.683 | 149771.137 | 
| 55 | 76 | 145864.085 | 142225.114 | 144033.108 | 
| 57 | 11 | 144340.398 | 195476.683 | 167973.755 | 
| 57 | 57 | 144340.398 | 156916.957 | 150497.363 | 
| 59 | 41 | 142824.712 | 169849.036 | 155751.853 | 
| 62 | 31 | 140566.183 | 178191.585 | 158264.686 | 
| 62 | 42 | 140566.183 | 169025.781 | 154140.549 | 
| 63 | 46 | 139817.339 | 165752.761 | 152233.735 | 
| 66 | 184 | 137582.8101 | 72429.58487 | 99825.17628 | 
| 68 | 158 | 136103.1238 | 87100.21232 | 108878.8822 | 
| 76 | 76 | 130264.3787 | 142225.1143 | 136113.4312 | 
| 78 | 17 | 128824.6924 | 190207.1535 | 156535.5488 | 
| 78 | 32 | 128824.6924 | 177348.33 | 151151.7253 | 
| 83 | 101 | 125260.4767 | 123993.7417 | 124625.4998 | 
| 85 | 189 | 123848.7905 | 69763.31036 | 92952.14687 | 
| 91 | 70 | 119661.7316 | 146786.6437 | 132532.0488 | 
| 96 | 124 | 116227.516 | 108324.879 | 112206.6469 | 
| 98 | 216 | 114867.8297 | 56229.42801 | 80367.60765 | 
| 99 | 1086 | 114190.9865 | 400527.6633 | -213861.2845 | 
| 114 | 76 | 104278.3395 | 142225.1143 | 121782.588 | 
| 131 | 142 | 93588.00615 | 96800.29075 | 95180.59785 | 
| 143 | 154 | 86389.8885 | 89477.23193 | 87920.00961 | 
| 147 | 119 | 84054.51596 | 111641.1535 | 96870.75471 | 
| 154 | 111 | 80044.61399 | 117051.1927 | 96795.2351 | 
| 158 | 243 | 77797.24145 | 44153.54566 | 58609.07824 | 
| 161 | 12 | 76132.71203 | 194593.428 | 121716.5782 | 
| 166 | 131 | 73398.49635 | 103766.0947 | 87271.27432 | 
| 179 | 184 | 66523.53556 | 72429.58487 | 69413.77432 | 
| 180 | 105 | 66008.69243 | 121192.7221 | 89441.45079 | 
| 184 | 198 | 63969.31988 | 65090.01624 | 64527.2351 | 
| 193 | 174 | 59497.73164 | 77912.13389 | 68085.20569 | 
| 195 | 192 | 58526.04537 | 68187.54566 | 63172.36255 | 
| 196 | 276 | 58043.20223 | 31374.13389 | 42673.82334 | 
| 202 | 213 | 55188.14341 | 57661.19271 | 56411.11745 | 
| 216 | 844 | 48806.33948 | 152781.3496 | -86352.17666 | 
| 235 | 268 | 40772.31988 | 34272.17311 | 37381.2253 | 
| 238 | 287 | 39569.79047 | 27598.32997 | 33046.33314 | 
| 239 | 229 | 39172.94733 | 50233.11428 | 44359.65667 | 
| 254 | 225 | 33460.30027 | 52042.13389 | 41729.43118 | 
| 258 | 238 | 32012.92772 | 46279.82017 | 38490.94098 | 
| 278 | 332 | 25256.06498 | 14671.85938 | 19249.76451 | 
| 282 | 133 | 24000.69243 | 102481.5849 | 49594.64687 | 
| 288 | 405 | 22177.6336 | 2316.251538 | 7167.215494 | 
| 295 | 279 | 20141.73164 | 30320.36918 | 24712.44098 | 
| 327 | 284 | 12082.75125 | 28604.09468 | 18590.75471 | 
| 331 | 459 | 11219.3787 | 34.48683199 | -622.029604 | 
| 341 | 267 | 9200.947328 | 34643.42801 | 17853.63706 | 
| 354 | 69 | 6875.986544 | 147553.8986 | 31852.45079 | 
| 354 | 387 | 6875.986544 | 4372.839773 | 5483.391965 | 
| 398 | 502 | 1514.888504 | 2388.526048 | -1902.196271 | 
| 399 | 353 | 1438.045367 | 10025.50644 | 3796.990004 | 
| 403 | 329 | 1150.672818 | 15407.62409 | 4210.597847 | 
| 434 | 472 | 8.535563245 | 356.1731065 | -55.13744714 | 
| 450 | 348 | 171.0453672 | 11051.78095 | -1374.902153 | 
| 615 | 532 | 31711.92772 | 6220.878989 | 14045.49981 | 
| 712 | 573 | 75668.14341 | 14369.42801 | 32974.35275 | 
| 715 | 665 | 77327.61399 | 44889.97703 | 58917.18608 | 
| 772 | 862 | 112277.5552 | 167176.7613 | 137004.3724 | 
| 865 | 921 | 183251.1434 | 218904.7221 | 200286.1469 | 
| 968 | 1459 | 282044.3003 | 1011779.585 | 534197.2155 | 
| 1148 | 234 | 505632.5356 | 48016.83977 | -155816.8041 | 
| 1235 | 2494 | 636929.1826 | 4165160.761 | 1628776.363 | 
| 1355 | 1959 | 842868.0062 | 2267652.134 | 1382509.108 | 
| 1518 | 1767 | 1168730.575 | 1726261.075 | 1420399.274 | 
| 2405 | 2179 | 3873332.712 | 2978636.055 | 3396652.539 | 
| 2986 | 3167 | 6497800.849 | 7365104.212 | 6917873.98 | 
| 3058 | 3470 | 6870052.143 | 9101519.977 | 7907459.568 | 
| 3756 | 3876 | 11016281.63 | 11716056.49 | 11360782.45 | 
| 5650 | 5191 | 27176186.73 | 22447436.29 | 24698901.2 | 
| 5685 | 4102 | 27542327.22 | 13314270.88 | 19149569.32 | 
| ΣX | ΣY | Σ(x-x̅)² | Σ(y-ȳ)² | Σ(x-x̅)(y-ȳ) | |
| total sum | 44566 | 46219 | 96279603.37 | 87281401.3 | 87903305.02 | 
| mean | 436.92 | 453.13 | SSxx | SSyy | SSxy | 
sample size ,   n =   102  
       
here, x̅ = Σx / n=   436.92   ,
    ȳ = Σy/n =   453.13  
          
       
SSxx =    Σ(x-x̅)² =   
96279603.3725      
   
SSxy=   Σ(x-x̅)(y-ȳ) =  
87903305.0          
          
       
estimated slope , ß1 = SSxy/SSxx =  
87903305.0   /   96279603.373  
=   0.9130
          
       
intercept,   ß0 = y̅-ß1* x̄ =  
54.2179      
   
          
       
so, regression line is   Ŷ =  
54.2179   +   0.9130  
*x
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Predicted Y at X=   278   is  
           
   
Ŷ =   54.21794   +  
0.913000   *   278   =  
308.032 = 308 (ROUND OFF)
predicted number of companies in 2012 for Sweden = 308
observed number of companies in2012 = 332
residual = 332 - 308 = 24
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correlation coefficient , r = Sxy/√(Sx.Sy) = 0.9589
please revert back for doubt